Forthcoming Events in Colorado Springs (July 2008)
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Tuesday, July 1 6:00p
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Colorado College, Packard Hall
5 W. Cache La Poudre St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 389-6606
Features St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony, the Ying Quartet and more through July 1.
Tuesday, July 1 6:00p to 8:00p
2nd Annual Italian Grill Fest And Wine Tasting
Fratelli-Ristorante Italiano
124 N Nevada Av
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 575-9571
Reservations required by calling Kym
Price: $20 or cash bar
Holy Cross Abbey Riesling and Apple Blossom
Moretti Italian Beer
Grilled Italian Sausage and Peppers
Grilled Specialty Foods
Wednesday, July 2 7:00p
Extraordinary Dance! Informance: An Evening of Tribal Belly Dance
Colorado College, Edith Kinney Gaylord
Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Extraordinary Dance! Informance: An Evening of Tribal Belly Dance — Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. during the dance festival (June 30-July 18), a new lecture/performance series aims to examine the roots and meaning behind diverse dance forms by contextualizing them in a demonstrative performance followed by a detailed critique. This informance session features TribalTique, Kamara and Frank Farinaro. Sponsored by the CC Extraordinary Dance! Summer Festival and the CC Summer Festival of the Arts.
$5; tickets at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave. and www.TicketsWest.com
Thursday, July 3 5:30p to 7:30p (Also on July 10)
6th Annual Pikes Peak Blues Community Paint The Town Blue Summer Concert Series
Bancroft Park
2408 W. Colorado Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 385-5940
Price: FREE
Brickyard funks it up with their smokin’, swampy, high energy performance. Get infused with a little back-water, beat-the-heat, blues. Bring a lawn chair & the kids!
Dancing encouraged! Food/Drink available from Front Range BBQ. *Rain location is Meadow Muffins, 2532 Colorado Ave.
http://www.pikespeakblues.org/
Thursday, July 3 7:00p
John DeHoyos
Oscar’s Tejon Street
333 S Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 471-8070
Come out and enjoy one of Colorado’s most exciting and entertaining acoustic guitarists for an intimate performance. For more infomation on John go to www.moli.com/johnd.
Also on July 10, 17, 24
Sunday, July 6 10:30a
The Colorado Wranglers FREE Concert & BBQ
Salvation Army Corps Church
908 Yuma St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
The Salvation Army Corps (church)
Saturday, July 5 8:00p
Film: Extraordinary Dance! Festival: Dance on Camera
Colorado College, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
825 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Film: Extraordinary Dance! Festival: Dance on Camera — Patrizia Herminjard, director of the Colorado College Extraordinary Dance! Festival, hosts “Dance on Camera” in the screening room at CC’s new Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center. Films include “Flying Lesson,” “Horizon of Exile,” “Inearthia,” “Minotaur-Ex” and “The Cost of Living.
Tuesday, July 8 7:00p to 9:00p
Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
Gay and Lesbian Fund Building
315 E. Costilla St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 . (719) 473-4455
Canadian author Mike Nickerson will discuss how society can change its direction toward a sustainable future. Filmmaker Dave Gardner will sneak his documentary trailer.
Friday, July 11 4:00p to 10:00p (Also on 12/13 July)
Colorado Springs 10th Annual Greek Festival
Greek Festival. 2215 Paseo Rd, Colo Spgs, CO 80907
Be a Greek for a Day! Enjoy traditional Greek hospitality on the church grounds. Greek food, pastries, wines, music and dancing.
Saturday, July 12 9:00a
Lower Columbine Trail and Mesa guided hike
Starsmore Discovery Center
2120 S. Cheyenne Canyon Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 385-6086
Children ages 10 and older welcome with an adult.
Reservations required.
North Cheyenne Cañon has some great hiking trails! Join a park interpreter for a hike on some favorite trails. Bring water, snack, hat, sunscreen, and wear sturdy shoes. Meet at Starsmore Discovery Center at 9am. Hikes completed by noon.
Saturday, July 12 4:00p to 8:00p
Stockers Cruise Nights
Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center
1805 N. 30th St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904. 634-6666
Potluck and silent auction at Sept. 13 event.
Sunday, July 13 2:00p to 5:00p
Pikes Peak Jazz nd Swing Society July Jazz Affair
Olympian Reception & Event Center
975 S Union Boulevard, Colo Spgs, CO 80910
Price: $7 general public $5 members. Phone: (719) 685-9451
The John Turner Quartet is primarily a dance band and will be playing some of the great popular and jazz standards of the 30’s through the 70’s. Bring your dancing shoes.
Tickets are available at the door and reservations are not necessary. There will also be door prizes, a cash bar plus a cold and hot buffet and desserts available for purchase.
Sunday, July 13 3:00p
Pikes Peak Young Composers Summer Workshop Concert
Colorado College, Packard Hall
5 W. Cache La Poudre St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903. (719) 389-6606
Pikes Peak Young Composers Summer Workshop Concert — Founded by Leonard Rhodes in 1995, the Pikes Peak Young Composers Summer Workshop operates in tandem with the New Music Symposium. It was created to provide an opportunity for young composers in Colorado to create music, attend workshops and classes with professional musicians and composers, and publicly perform their music. For information, call 593-1831, or go to www.pikespeakyoungcomposers.org. Sponsored by the CC Summer Music Festival and CC Summer Festival of the Arts.
3 p.m., Colorado College, Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St., free
Saturday, July 19 9:00a
Enrich Your Life: Pride and Prejudice: Austen vs. the Filmmakers
Colorado College, Armstrong Hall
14 E. Cache La Poudre St. Colorado Sprngs, CO 80903. (719) 389-6606
Enrich Your Life: Pride and Prejudice: Austen vs. the Filmmakers — Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (1813) has been the target of adaptations for almost two centuries, from the 19th-century London stage to Hollywood and the BBC. To help define the perennial attraction of this novel, the class, taught by CC English Professor George Butte, will examine the core characters, themes and vision of the novel with the help of some historical background and a glance at a few of the literary debates about Austen. Price: $100
Saturday, July 26 10:00a
Teen Acoustic Music Jam for musicians 13-19
Benet Hill Center
2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. (719) 471-6184
http://www.blackroseacoustic.org/
Tuesday, July 29 12:00p
Lunch and a Movie Senior Connection Program
Pikes Peak Library District, East Branch
5550 N. Union Boulevard, Colo Springs, CO 80918. (719) 531-6333
Bring a lunch and enjoy a free film. No registration required.
The Kite Runner (PG-13, 122 min.)
Wednesday, July 30 8:00p
Lucero, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Glossary
Black Sheep
2106 East Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. (719) 227-7625
Musical Performance featuring Lucero, Glossary.
http://www.jambase.com/search.asp?eventID=762871&si=3
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